TREC Young Riders Wanted
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Selectors for TREC are looking for possible candidates for this summers European Championships. TREC, a relatively new sport in the UK consists of three phases.
The first is a test of orienteering skills - in European Championships with a degree of difficulty less than in UK Young Rider classes. The second phase is a simple test of control akin to a dressage test, with the final phase similar to a cross country course, negotiating the kind of obstacles a rider could meet when riding across unfamiliar country.
Although they have assembled a long list of 28 seniors, so far they have found only five Young Riders, aged 21 and under. As host nation, Great Britain is entitled to enter one team and eight individuals in each of the senior and Young Rider categories, all of whom will be eligible to carry the national flag on their jackets and saddle cloths.
The sport, which is very popular on the continent, is governed in the UK by the British Horse Society. National organiser Rob Jones said:
"There are many young people competing in TREC competitions or who ride well and have orienteering skills from their Duke of Edinburgh scheme studies, who could be well qualified for the upper grades of this sport.
"The selectors are of the opinion that there are many sufficiently proficient but lack the confidence to push themselves into a higher grade or even to tackle TREC itself. This is an ideal opportunity for them to advance in a sport, and at the same time gain experience of international competition."
The European Championships, which is expected to attract competitors from at least 10 countries, will be held on Exmoor on September 15 to 17.
For further information contact The BHS via www.britishhorsesociety.org
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